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B. W. KADEL SPRING PLANK Filed 001:. 25 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 5. W. KADEL 'QCt. 9, 1928.

SPRI NG PLANK Filed Oct. 25, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Get. 9, i928. j UNlTE ilii Ft BZERS JV. KADEL, 01 BALTIIEOBE, MARYLAND, ASSIGHOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE SYMINGTON GOME'ANY, A CGRPORATION OE MARYLAND.

SPRING- K.

Application filed October 25, 1923. Serial No. 670,656.

7 My invention relates to an improved spring tions resting upon the side frame, and a reinplank construction for use in connection with forcing projection of relatively increased car truck side frames and contemplates the depth disposed between the aforesaid projecproduction of a comparatively light weight tions, said casting being provided with upcasting of maximum strength value adapted standing transversely disposed ribs uniting 60 to embrace neighboring portions of the side the portions embracing the side frame and frame and distribute the loads to the frame at being relatively enlarged at points disposed points best able to stand them. I in longitudinal alinement with the reinforc- One of the principal features of the inveni11 projection to which they are connected. tion is to provide a spring plank seat member A still further object of the invention is to 65 designed to distribute the loads to the inner provide a spring plank construction involvand outer walls of a wrought metal sid. ing a saddle casting and spring plank conframe, the underface of said member being nected to an inwardly extending projection spaced from the major portions of inwardly thereof, said casting having longitudinally 15 xtending stiffening flanges formed on the extending depending portions designed to em- 70 side walls whereby said are relieved brace adjacent portions of the side frame for the most part of the vertical loads, the the bottom of the bolster opening, the inner elucing in thickness of the body portion opposed faces of said depending portions of the seat member between the portions being formed so as to permit the casting to thereof which contact the side frame being fulcrum with relation to the side frame in re- 75 compensated for by reinforcing means in the sisting loads, said movement serving to renature of a projection de iding from the duce the shear strains upon the rivets conundersurface of the seat member and eXtendnecting the spring plank to the casting.

I ing between the inner and outer walls of the The invention has for another object the side frame. provision of a spring plank construction in- 80.

Another object of the invention resides in volving a saddle casting and a relatively short the provision of a spring plank saddle castspring plank, said plank being connected to ing adapted to embrace the beam member of an inwardly projecting portion of the casting,

the side frame and contact the same at spaced which portion is reinforced by a rib forming intervals, the contact points being preferably a gusset between the rivets connecting the located adj acentthe corner bends of the 001- spring plank to the projecting portion. ster openingat thejunction of the beam m-em- A still further object of the invention is her and truck columns, intermediate portions, to provide a saddle member having a spring of the saddle casting being disposed in spaced plank seating surface, said surface being sur- 35 relation from the central portion of the bean rounded by upstanding walls which, in addimember but c pable of the same for tion to retaining the sp in position, also transmi t sive loads to the side frame= serve to greatly strengthen the member.

e of theinventionis to pro- The invention further resides in the pan duce a sp ing plank seat casting of great ticular combination, details of construction 40 stren th value, said casting having a body and arrangement of the several parts to be d with a longitudinally dishereinafter "eferrcd to.

g rib designed to extend be In the drawings illustrating my invention,

ween the inner and outer walls of car the scope whereof is pointed out inthe claims:

uck side frame, said rib to reinforce Figure l is a fragmentary view of a car 45 in body portion of the castig for resisting truck sideframe showing my improved spring 0 e 1e loads imparted through the bolster plank saddle member applied thereto.

'ines, said loads being distributed through Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, por- "he portions of the casting contacting the tions of the side frame being shown in horis dc frame, which po tions mainly overlie zontal section.

the 'nner and outer wa s. Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional Another object o the invention resides in view through the beam portion of the side the production of a casing for a car truck frame and saddle member positioned thereon r-fideframe adapted tobe connected toaspring said view being taken on the line 3 3 of plank and embrace neighboring portions of Figure 52, looking in the direction of the the frame, said casti up having paced projecarrows. 11

Figure 4 is a detached view in end elevation of the saddle member.

Figure 5 is a detail view of a-port-ion of the saddle member in vertical longitudinal section.

Figure 6 is a view in side elevation, partly in section of a modified construction of saddle member and spring plank shown applied to a car truck side frame.

Figure 7 is a top plan view thereof, with adjacent portions of the side frame being shown in horizontal section,

Figure 8 is a detail vertical cross sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding partsin the several views, my improved spring plank construction is shown applied to a wrought metal side frame having an inner wall 1 and an outer wall 2, each of said walls being formed with top arch bar portions forming the compression member, bottom arch bar portions continued beneath the bolster opening to form a beam member, and truck column portions uniting the compression and beam members of the side frame. The truck columns are indicated by the numeral 3 and the beam member by the nu meral 4c, the spring plank saddle casting or seat member 5 being positioned upon the beam member and embracing the inner and outer walls of the side frame, as shown.

In my present construction the inner and outer walls of the side frame are provided with inwardly extending stiffening flanges, said flanges bordering the top arch bar portions, bottom arch bar portions, and truck column portions, the flanges on said portions adjacent the bolster opening being designed to surround or border said opening. The column stiffening flanges are designed to merge into connecting flanges (3 which border the lower end of the bolster opening, said flanges heretofore being adapted to receive the vertical loads imparted to the side frame through the seat casting.

My present construction of spring planl-z saddle member has been designed to distribute the vertical loads to the inner and outer walls of the side frame without increasing the relative thickness of the body portion of the seat casting or reducing the depth of the beam member of the side frame, it being obvious that in the maintaining of the relative thickness of the body portion of the saddle casting that the depth of the bolster opening will remain constant. The body portion of the seat casting 5 is provided with projections 7 at each end thereof, said projections being adapted to rest upon the inwardly extending stiffening flanges 6 at theirjunctions with the stiffening flanges of the truck columns. The projections 7 mainly rest upon the side frame portions at the j unction of the inwardly extending stiffening flanges and the inner and outer walls respectively, said projecting portions being outwardly flared at these junction points so as to overlie relatively large portions of the inner and outer walls, as best shown in Fig ure 2. he under-face of the seat member is provided with a projection 8 of relatively less depth than the projection 7, said projection being disposed transversely of the seat member and adapted to contact the stiffening flanges when excessive loans are received. In addition, this relatively short projection 8 serves to reinforce the relatively thin body portion of the casting transversely thereof. Portions of the projections 7 are relatively reduced in cross sectional area, as indicated at 9, these reduced portions permitting of an increased depth of beam member at the critical points of the side frame.

The upper surface of the saddle casting in the construction shown in Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, is designed to receive a spring plank, an upstanding annular rib 10 being provided on said surface adapted to form a pivot boss for co-action with the spring plank. Depending longitudinally extending ribs or flanges 11 project from the under-face of the body portion of the casting, said flanges being adapted to embrace neighboring portions of the car truck side frame. The flanges ll are braced by angular webs 12 connecting the body portion therewith. The ends of the flanges 11 are continued upwardly at each end of the seat member and form bracing webs 13 for the upstanding ribs or flanges 1% dis posed transversely of the seat member at each end thereof. The transverse upstanding ribs ll unite the depending flanges 11 at each end ofthe seat member and act to transfer the lateral loads to said flanges l1 longitudinally of the side rame. lhe intermediate portion of the transvc ce flanges 1-1 is relatively enlarged, as indicated at 15, s id enlargement being disposed in central longitudinal alinement with a main reinforcing rib 16, the upstanding ends of which are connected to said enlarged portions.

The reinforcing rib l6 depends from the underface of the body portion of the saddle member, said rib being preferably located centrally thereof ano of a depth greater than the depending side flanges ii. The rib 16 extends the full length of the casting and is designed to reinforce the relatively thin cross sectional area lying between the projecting portions 7 and 8. A reinforcing flange 17 is preferably provided along the lower edge of the rib 10, said flange being preferably increased in width centrally of the ci lSilllg', as shown. Vertically disposed. bracing ribs 18 unite the projecting portions of the flange 17 to the web section of the rib 16 and the to the body portion of the casting are trans .1 springs llf) All

mitted through the contacting projections 7 to the side frame, the loads intermediate said projections being resisted by the reinforced interniiediate portion of the casting and transmitted to the sides thereof overlying the inner and outer walls of the frame.

Referring to Figures 6 to 8, inclusive, there is illustrated a mocilied construction of spring planl; saddle casting in which a relatively short spring pla l: 19 is employed, said planlcbeing connected to the und rface c an extension 20 projecting inwardly of the side frame from the body poi n 21 of the sac dle casting. A pluralit of rivets 22 rigidl connect the spring plank to the extension or projection 20, said rivets being located upon opposite sides of an upstandin rib 23 uniting the upstanding transversely disposed ribs or ilanges 24 arranged at each end of the casting. The upstanding rib 23 is argulariy disposed. with. respect to the long alinement of the connecting ivets 22, said rib passing between alternate rivets and f-rrn ing a gusset construction of maximum strength value. The innermost ends of the upstanding transverse rib; Qare continuec inwardly beyond the gusset-like rib to the innermost edge of the extension LO, thereby reinforcing the metal along one side of the rivet opening. The inner edge of the c. tension 20 may be cut away toward the intermediate point-like portion of the upstanding rib 23, as shown.

The depending longitudinally extending flanges 25 of the modified construction have their inner pposed faces shaped so as to pro vide intermediate fulcrum points 26 about which the casting is capable of rocking with respect to the'side frame. T he opposed inner I faces of the flanges are outwardly flared toward each end thereof, the intermediate portions providing extensions about which the casting may swing in resisting the loads. This rocking movement is d sirable in that it allows angling of the spring plank so as to pro igressively resist the loads and reduce the shear strains upon the rivets rigidly connecting said spring plank to the projection or extension 20. The outer longitudinally extendingv flange 25 is preferably braced by the angular web adjacent the fulcrum point, as shown. v i

The longitudinally disposer reinforcing rib 27 depends from the body portion of the casting and serves to reinforce the relatively thin cross sectional area of said body portion between the projections 28 contacting the flanges of the side frame. The lower edge of the reinforcin rib 27 may be suitably flanged, as indicated at 29.

The outer edge of the modified construction of saddle casting is provided with an upstanding wall 30, said wall acting to retain the bolster springs in position. The wall 30, transversely extending ribs 24, and

the upstanding reinforcing rib 23 provide an upstanding enclosure borde "ing the spring seating surface, said construction adding to the strength value of the casting.

A spring plank constriction involving saddle casting constructed in accordance i ith he present invention is comparatively light in weight and of great strength value, it being understood that my particular construction is capable of use with type; of side frames other than that described wherein it is desirable to roll ve portions of the beam member of the side frame of the verticz l loads and the same time provide a casting of sufficient strength. value while maintaining a constant depth of bolster opening, maximum depth of beam member am th required rail clearance. It will be observed. from the present constriction that the princ'pal reinforcing rib is let down between the inwardly e:-: tending stiifening flanges of the side frame, which flanges are sutiiciently spaced from the body portion of the saddle casting as to pr vent their deformation under service conditions.

atldle 1 Dr r ' liiCfti'lS SP1 vely reduced d member for on with a truck side led frame having inner and outer walls, of a spring plank saddle member having its under ace formed with spaced projections adapted to rest upon portions of the side frame overlying the inner and outer walls respectively. said saddle member having another projection adapted to extend between said inner and outer walls, said last named projection acting to reinforce the relatively reduced thickness of the saddle member at the portions thereof not contacting the side frame.

5. The ion wit 1 a car truck side frame having inner and outer walls, of a spring plank saddle member ll: g a portion forming a spr p g sinface and an underface provided with spaced projections contacting the sid frame, and means extending from the un face of said saddle men'iber ad pted to re. worce the same, s: means ser\ to con'ipensate for the relatively reduced cross sectional area of the saddle member adjacent he s )r plank seating surface and lying between said spaced projections.

. 6. The combination with a car truck side me having spaced portions forn'iing inner :l outer walls, of a spring plank member .pted to embrace said walls and other portions adapted to contact the side frame at spaced intervals, am ieai'is iucludirg a depending rib apted to reinforce the spring plank member between the inner and outer walls of the side fr 7. The COlllblllilLlOll with a car truck frame, of a spring plank member having n (at T SKLC portions adapted to embrace the inner and outer side wallsof the frame, said men'iber beiforn'ied with pro ections adapted to contact the side frame at spaced intervals, and another frame.

8. The combination with a car truck side frame, of a spring plank member having portions adapted to embrace the inner and outer side faces thereof, said men'iber being formed with projections ,apted to contact the side frame at spaced i1 ls, another projection formin a reinforcin rib depending from the spring plank member and extendin l etween he portions thereof contacting the side .rame, and a reinforcing flange provided on aid depending rib.

5). The con'ibination with a car truck frame having inner and outer walls, each of said wens being formed with a. bolster opening and having a plurali of top arch bar portions, a plurality of bottom arch bar portions, and a plurality of truck column porunder-face adapted to contact the side frame transversely of the bolster opening at the unction of the truck column portions and bottom arch bar portions and reinforcing means for said saddle member including av ending portion extending longitudinally neof between the ortions of the member contacting the side frame.

11. The combination with a car truck side frame having a bolster opening, of a spring plank saddle member provided with depending longitudinally extending flanges enibracing the de frame at the bottom of said opening, and means provided on the inner opposed faces of said flanges intermediate the ends thereof adapted to form fulcrum points about which the saddle member may move.

12. The combination with a car truck side frame having abolster opening, of a'spring plank saddle member supporting said spring plank, said saddle member having a portion forming a fulcrum point between the ends thereof for permitting the same to rock with respect to the side frame in a substantially horizontal plane.

13. The combination with a. car truck side frame having a bolster opening, of a relatively short spring plank, a spring plank saddle member havingan inwardly extending portion alone connected to the spring plank, and fulcrum means arranged between said saddle member and side frame for permitting relative rocking movement thercbetween.

14;. The combination with a car truck side frame having a bolster opening, of a spring plank, a spring plank saddle member, means rigidly connecting said spring plank to the spring plank saddle member. and a fulcrun'i arranged between said saddle member and side frame for permitting horizontal angling of the spring plank with respect to said frame.

15. The combination with a car truck side frame having a bolster opening of a relati velv short spring plank. a spring plank saddle member, the upper face of which forms a spring seat, a projection formed on said saddle member, rivet means connecting one end of the spring plank to said projection inwardly of the spring seating surface, and fulcrum means arranged between the opposite 7 frame.

oseeoe ends of said saddle member for permitting relative movement thereof with respect to the side frame.

16. The Combination with a car truck side frame having a bolster opening, a relatively short spring plank, av spring plank saddle member embracing the side frame at the bottom of the bolster opening and being provided with an inwardly extending projection, means connecting said spring plank to said projection, and means including a rib reinforcin said inwardly extending projection, said rib being disposed in alternate relation between the means connecting tne spring plank to said projection.

17. The combination with a car truck side frame having a bolster opening, of a spring plank, a spring plank saddle member embracing the side frame at the bottom of the bolster opening and being provided with a horizontally disposed inwardly extending prection, rivet means connecting the spring plank to said projection, and means including an upstanding diagonally arranged rib provided on said projection for reinforcing the same adjacent the rivet connection.

18. The combination with car truck side frame having bolster opening, of a spring plank, a spring plank saddle member embracing neighboring portions of the side frame at the bottom of the bolster opening, rivet means, connecting the spring plank to said saddle member, reinforcing means provided onthe saddle member adjacent the rivet connection, and fulcrum means arranged between the saddle member and side frame for permitting relative movement therebetween whereby the loads are progressively imparted to the side frame with minimum shear strains upon the rivet connecting means.

i 19. The combination with a car truck side frame having a bolster opening, of a spring plank saddle member embracing neighboring portions of the side frame at the bottom of the bolster opening and having an inwardly projecting portion angular in cross-section, a spring plank, means connecting the spring plank to the underface of said projecting portion, and means reinforcing said projec tion, said reinforcing means involving an upstanding rib disposed in close proximity to said connecting means.

20. A spring plank saddle casting having a body portion formedwith a plurality of projections extending from the underface thereof, some of said projections being adapted to engage a neighboring portion of a car truck side frame for tran. initting the ver 'cal loads thereto, and at least one of said projections being adapted to "einforce said body portion between the projections engaging the side body portion of relatively thin cross SQCiIlOIltli area, said body portion being formed with depending longitudinally extending ribs adapted to embrace neighboring portions of the car truck side frame and having projecting portions adapted to engage the frame at spaced intervals for transmitting vertical loads thereto, and means including a rib projecting from the underfacc of the relatively thin portion of said casting and disposed between the portions contacting the Side frame for reinforcing the body portion of the member and permitting of uniform distribution of the loads throughout the same.

22. A spring plank saddle casting provided vitha body portion of relatively thin cross sectional area, a projection extending from the underface of said body portion and adapted to engage neighboring portions of the side frame for imparting vertical loads thereto, a centrally located longitudinally extending depending rib projecting from the under-face of said casting for reinforcing the body portion thereof, and means including a flange adapted to reinforce said depending rib.

23. A spring plank saddle casting comprising a body portion having longitudinally disposed depending flanges adapted to embrace neighboring portions of the car truck side frame, a projection provided on the under-face of said casting between said depending flanges and adapted to contact adjacent portions of the side frame, a reinforcing rib for said body portion disposed longitudinally of the casting between said depending flanges, and transversely extending upstanding flanges arranged at each end of the casting, said flanges being designed to intersect the longitudinally extending reinforcing rib and adapted to unite said depending flanges.

52%. A spring plank saddle casting comprising a body portion having depending longitudinally disposed flanges designed to embrace neighboring portions of the car truck side frame aro'ectionseritendin from the underface of said member between the depending flanges adapted to contact adjacent portions of the side frame for imparting vertical loads thereto, a reinforcing rib for said body portion extending longitud n v of the casting between said depending a g s, transversely extending upstanding flanges arranged at each end of the body portion of the casting and having their intermediate portion relativeiy enlarged, said enlarged portions being disposed in longitudinal alinenient and connected to said reinforcing rib.

25. A spring plank saddle member comprising a body portion having depending flanges adapted to embrace opposite side faces of the car truck side frame, the inner opposed faces of said flanges providing fulcrum points between the endsof the member f or permitting relative rocking movement between the saddle member and side frame.

26. A spring plank saddle member comprising a body portion having depending flanges, adapted to embrace neighboring portions of a car truck side frame, the inner opposed faces of-said flanges each being flared outwardly from an intermediate point thereof so as to provide fulcrums for permitting relative rocking movement of the saddle member with respect to the side frame.

27. A spring plank saddle member comprising a body portion having a spring seating surface, flanges depending from said body portion and adapted to embrace opposite side walls of a car truck side frame, and means including a depending longitudinally extending rib connected to said body portion and located between the depending flanges for reinforcing the spring seating surface.

' '28. A spring plank saddle member comprising a body portion having a spring seating surface, depending flanges provided on said body portion and adapted to embrace the inner and outer Walls of a car truck side frame, means including a depending longitudinally extending rib integrally connected with said body portion and arranged between said depending flanges for reinforcing the spring seating surface, and means including an upstanding wall surrounding said spring surface, said wall being adapted to retain the springs in position and reinforce 30 said body portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BYERS W. KADEL. 

